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| Junior Chris Baker (pictured) enjoyed a monster day to lead the visiting Washington College Shoremen to a sweep of Mary Washington on Saturday afternoon at Dickinson Stadium. Baker went 4-for-6 with four RBI in the opener and was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI in the nightcap. The Shoremen came back to win the nine-inning game, 12-10, and also edged the Eagles 6-5 in six frames. Washington College athletics photo |
Less than a week of field time? No problem. Despite only getting on the dirt this week to practice, the John Carroll Blue Streaks downed Baldwin Wallace, 4-3 and 6-5, in home contests at BW's Fisher Field. The Blue Streaks are now 2-0 after the opening doubleheader (non-OAC contests) on Saturday. In the bottom of the ninth of the opener, Benjamin Surman reached on an error. A two-base error by the Baldwin Wallace pitcher allowed the junior to roll to third base. And then, Joe Olsavsky played the hero, singling to left field to plate Surman. "It was a huge adrenaline rush when everyone ran on the field. It was great to win, it was a hard-fought win, it was a lot of fun," said Olsavsky. Olsavsky continued his red-hot start to his JCU career in the bottom of the sixth of game two, as the freshman from Pittsburgh belted a beauty to center for a solo homerun, adding an insurance marker for a 6-4 lead. On the day, he hit 4-of-7 with 3 RBI and 3 walks.
Cameron Macon delivered a two-run, walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth of game two to lift DePauw to a 12-11 win in over Concordia Chicago and a doubleheader sweep over the Cougars. The Tigers won the opener 4-2 and, with the wins, improved to 6-2, while Concordia dropped to 0-2. In the nightcap, the Tigers battle back from deficits multiple times and trailed 9-8 in the seventh when Trey Shaw hit a two-run homer. After the Cougars regained the lead with two in the eighth, the Tigers opened the ninth with Kyle Callahan's single and Charlie Patrick's double. Macon then hammered the game-winning two-bagger to right center. Shaw and Callahan each had two of DePauw's 13 hits, while Nick Nelson, Patrick and Macon collected two each. Brody Mariotti and Matthew Uba each had three of Concordia's 15 hits with Nathan Dewey and Aidan Donovan each adding two.
The University of Northwestern (4-4) knocked off Luther College (2-1) 13-5 on Saturday afternoon. The offense gave Sam Ludzack (1-0) all the run support that he needed to help the Eagles continue their hot play after knocking off #14 Whitewater earlier this week and splitting with St. Thomas who is receiving votes. Sam Ludzack gave up three earned runs in six innings of work on the mound. He scattered seven hits and struck out three. Max Barthel followed in relief and gave up two earned runs in two innings while striking out one. Simonson came in for the ninth and finished off the Norse. Andrew Simonson went 3-5 with three RBIs and two runs, and Wyatt Morrell 3-4 with a RBI and a run.
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| Kalamazoo swept Trine in a non-conference doubleheader at Woodworth Field on Saturday. Kalamazoo won the opener 3-0 before winning the second game 14-10. Kalamazoo athletics photo by Kimberly Moss |
It took some time to begin working out the kinks of live baseball outdoors but, nevertheless, Otterbein ultimately worked its way to a sweep of Wilmington College at Day Air Ballpark across Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals, winning by final scores of 5-2 and 8-5, begin their season on a positive note after waiting a full calendar year to get back on the diamond. The two schools will return to the same facility on Sunday for another doubleheader. Travis Burson ultimately secured the gome one victory for Otterbein, allowing no hits over four innings of relief despite working around a handful of free bases. Wilmington had just two hits for the entire game. Dmitri Collaros went 3 for 4 from the leadoff spot while Will Johnson, Matthew Gibson and Zac Repar all had multi-hit games themselves in the nightcap.
Senior shortstop Hayden Reyes and junior outfielder Daniel Clemente each drove in three runs during the nightcap as Montclair State swept past Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday afternoon. The Red Hawks improved to 4-0 after posting a 5-2 win in the opener. Montclair then pounded out 15 hits in a 15-2 inning in Game 2 to remain unbeaten. The 4-0 start by MSU is the first since it opened the 1977 campaign with four consecutive victories.
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Isaac Gerhardt's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning capped a three-run rally as St. Norbert College posted a 10-9 win over Wisconsin Lutheran College at Van Alstine Field at Mel Nicks Sports Complex. Gerhardt's single down the left-field line brought around Adam Cootway from second base. The win improved St. Norbert to 5-0 on the season, its first such start in the history of the program, which dates back to 1958. St. Norbert trailed 9-7 heading into the bottom of the ninth. Jack Maastricht got things started with a double off the left-field fence, and he promptly scored on Caden Uhlenbrauck's single. Peyton Jack sacrificed Uhlenbrauck to second, and Cootway followed with a single to tie the game at 9-9. Grady Brick was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second with one out, but a fielder's choice groundout followed to put runners at the corners. Gerhardt then poked a Hunter Martin offering into left field to end the game. The rally capped off a wild game that saw St. Norbert jump out to a 7-0 lead, but Wisconsin Lutheran answered with nine consecutive runs.
Saint Vincent College took the field for the first time in 371 days. The Bearcats split the season opener with Chatham winning game one 4-1 and dropping game two 12-5. Jayke Saiani drove in two runs on his hit and scored one himself. Casey Jones went six innings, allowing one run on eight hits and striking out nine batters in the victory. Matt Evans took over the mound for Jones in the top of the seventh and finished the game, giving up one hit in the save. Tied 5-5 in game two, Chatham scored in the top of the fifth with a RBI single to center field. Leading 6-5, the Cougars exploded for five runs on five hits in the sixth to take a 11-5 lead. Chatham added another run in the ninth to take game two, 12-5.
Monmouth Fighting Scots swept Simpson College in a doubleheader 10-7 and 4-2 Saturday at Glasgow Field. The Scots (2-2) had not played at home in 664 days and came from behind to win both games in front of a limited crowd. "It was good to get back out there after two years at home and get a win," said coach Alan Betourne. "We played a couple of complete games which we didn't do last week so it was good to see those things come together after the early nerves." Fletcher (1-0) earned the win in the opener, making his home debut in his hometown. He struck out four, walked four and allowed seven hits over five innings. McNally earned his first Monmouth save and his first collegiate save. Willig struck out seven and allowed two runs over 4 2/3 innings. Davis (1-1) allowed three hits over 4 1/3 shutout innings while striking out six.
Elmhurst University upped its record to 4-2 on the season after defeating Rockford University and Eureka College. Elmhurst toppled Rockford 5-2 in a 13-inning marathon before defeating Eureka 8-3.
Trailing 1-0 in the eighth of game one the Bluejays took advantage of a passed ball to tie the game on a Paul Fomby sacrifice fly. The Bluejays moved in front in the 11th, scoring on a Freddie March RBI single. Rockford evened the score in the bottom of the 11th. Trey Romay delivered the game-winning hit in the 13th, doubling in a pair of runs to put the Bluejays in front for good. Elmhurst ended the day unbeaten after stopping Eureka 8-3 in a game that finished well after 11:00 p.m. Romay and Fomby sparked the Bluejays at the plate, finishing with two RBIs apiece. Joseph Kalish made his first collegiate start and picked up the win from the mound. Bozzi picked up the save in relief for the Bluejays.
Carthage College began their 2021 season with a 5-0 win over Ripon, before falling 12-6 to split a doubleheader on Saturday at Augie Schmidt Field. The Firebirds (1-1) got on the board in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Johnny Belskis, before a three-run homer from Colton Klein and yet another RBI double by Belskis made it 5-0 in the following inning. After coming on in relief in the third inning, Nick Hamilton would throw six scoreless frames to pick up his first win of the season. To begin game two, Austin Prybylinski put Carthage up early on an RBI single in the first inning. After the Firebirds plated three more in the third, highlighted by another RBI double from Belskis, Ripon (2-5) responded with a run in the fourth and five in the fifth to take the lead 6-4. The visitors would extend their lead before eventually winning game two by six runs.
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Whitman College opened up its series with Lewis & Clark on Saturday, handily winning the opener 12-1 before falling in game two 9-7. Kevin Nakamura belted two home runs and Dexter Aichele tossed a complete-game beauty for the big game one win. Nakamura's first blast was a three-run roundtripper in Whitman's first at bats with his second coming in the seventh and final inning. Aichele (2-1) was solid in his seven-innings of complete game work. He allowed one run on three hits while striking out five Pioneer hitters. The backend of the doubleheader saw the Blues jump out to another early lead but Lewis & Clark rally for the 9-7 win.
Cazenovia faced off against D'Youville on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats would pick up the win in game one 3-2 but would fall short in game two 8-7. With the Split the Wildcats record improves to 2-2 overall. Sophomore Joe DeGroot picked up the win for the Wildcats as he pitched 6 strong innings striking out 10 batters and allowing only 1 earned one. Junior Derek Young would pitch the 7th to pick up the save as he allowed 0 hits while striking out 1. Lees led the Wildcats at the plate as he finished with 2 hits. In the second game of the doubleheader the Wildcats once again would rally late to put themselves in a chance to win but the Saints would take the lead back in the bottom of the 6th and would pull away with the win 8-7.
Wilkes kicked off the 2021 season splitting its doubleheader with Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom newcomer Arcadia, taking game one 12-1 before falling in game two 12-0 on Saturday afternoon. JT Hibschman was spectacular in his first start of the season, allowing three hits and just one unearned run as he went the distance with one walk and three strikeouts.Pronti led the way at the plate for Wilkes in game one, finishing game one 2-for-5 with four RBI's and one run scored. Albright's Luke Fournier and Colin Bowdish combined for a nine-inning shutout in the finale. Fournier, who showcased excellent movement and command of his pitches, tossed six strong innings, while allowing just four hits with seven strikeouts. Bowdish struck out three batters and allowed just two baserunners over three innings. Connor Cheeseman had a big day at the plate with two triples and five RBI in the finale. Alex Madera reached base a combined five times over both games, while going 3-for-4 with four runs and one walk in the finale.
Mount Union got a pair of dominant pitching performances in a season-opening sweep of Muskingum, 10-0 and 8-0, in a non-conference doubleheader at Mose Morehead Field in New Concord. Thomas Gallant and Carson Davis both pitched complete game shutouts. Gallant struck out 11 and allowed only two hits in a complete-game win in the opener while Davis surrendered just four hits and struck out 11 going the distance in the nightcap. In the opener, Mount Union right fielder Eric Schilling drove in five runs on two hits as the Raiders belted out 10 runs on 10 hits in a 10-0 win. In game two, Zack Mazza drove in three runs on three hits.
The Thiel Tomcats won a suspended game from Wednesday, 12-6, and lost the first game of the originally scheduled doubleheader in 12 innings, 11-10, against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes in two Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) bouts. The second game in the doubleheader was incomplete due to darkness. In the makeup game from Wednesday, the Tomcats led 12-3 entering the eighth inning. On Wednesday, the Tomcats scored five runs in the first inning, five runs in the second inning, and one run in the third inning to take a quick 11-0 lead. The Golden Tornadoes scraped across more runs on Wednesday and Saturday to bring the final score to 12-6. In game two, both teams came out of the gate swinging. Thiel and Geneva each added a run to bring the game to 10-7 heading into the bottom of the ninth. Geneva scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. In extras, the Tomcats were held scoreless, and the Golden Tornadoes won on a walk-off error.
Grove City College opened the 2021 season Wednesday afternoon by sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Waynesburg in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at Jack Behringer Field. The Wolverines won the opener, 2-1, then rolled to a 13-3 victory in Game Two. Junior pitcher Tate Ostrowski fired a complete game in the opener for Grove City. Ostrowski, who made his first collegiate start Wednesday, struck out 12 and allowed one earned run over seven innings. He permitted only four hits, earning his second career win. Senior pitcher Lake Pry yielded one earned run and four hits as he pitched into the seventh inning of Game Two.
Massive hitting displays from Riley Willbur and Michael Blair powered the Transylvania Pioneers towards defeating the Manchester Spartans 17-2 in the first leg of Saturday's doubleheader and 12-1 in the second leg at Legends Ballpark on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers grabbed both victories to move up to 3-2 on the year while Manchester dropped to 2-4 overall. In the opener Riley Willbur went 3 for 4 with a home run, triple and single, four RBI, and three runs scored and Michael Blair had a perfect showing at the plate going 4 for 4 with three singles, a double, and four RBI. Willbur paced the offense again in the nightcap going 4 for 4 with three singles, a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base in the contest.
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| Stevenson and Widener split a non-conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the Widener Baseball Field. The Mustangs posted a 12-7 victory in the opener, before the Pride used a five-run sixth to post a win in the nightcap that was shortened to eight innings due to darkness. Stevenson athletics photo |
Manhattanville opened its 2021 abbreviated season with a split in Skyline Conference road action versus the Purchase Panthers (1-1, 1-1 Skyline). Manhattanville claimed victory with a 3-1 decision in the opener before Purchase solidified the series split with a 7-6 win from Purchase College Baseball Field. The Valiants (1-1, 1-1 Skyline) are now 12-6 all-time against the Panthers dating back to 2004 campaign.
King's College defeated visiting FDU-Florham by scores of 10-8 and 18-4 on Saturday afternoon as the Monarchs played on their home field for the first time in 684 days. The games were originally scheduled to be played at FDU-Florham but were moved to King's earlier in the week when the Devils were having trouble finding a field to play on before their newly renovated field opens later this spring. The Monarchs wasted little time enjoying the comforts of playing on their home field by outscoring the Devils 28-12 over the 14 innings played. Game two was called after the seventh inning due to darkness.
Bridgewater College allowed just one unearned run Saturday afternoon as the Eagles opened conference play by sweeping a doubleheader from Emory & Henry. The Eagles shut out the Wasps in the opener 11-0 and then won the second game, 4-1. In the first game, Hunter Mohr and Nick Griffin combined on a three-hit shutout. Mohr allowed just one base hit while striking out 10 and walking one batter in seven innings on the mound. The only hit off Mohr was a leadoff single in the top of the fourth by Caleb Haynes. Griffin completed the shutout with two innings of work. The strong pitching continued for the Eagles in Game 2 as Garber got the start and worked six solid innings, allowing just one unearned run on six hits.
Mitchell College took the first two games of its weekend baseball series with Nichols College, winning by final scores of 6-3 and 8-6 on Saturday afternoon. Roland Thivierge earned his first win of the season in the opener, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out four over 5.1 innings. Jakari Pellegrini hit a solo homer and later plated an insurance run with a sacrifice fly to lead the offense. In the second game, John-John Jose supplied a two-run single in the fifth inning to snap a 6-6 deadlock. Kenny Heon tossed 3.1 innings of relief to grab his first career win while Bryce Bedard contributed a one-out save to close out the game.
Penn State Behrend opened the season with a non-conference doubleheader sweep over Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday afternoon. The Lions won 21-5 and 18-3. The Lions scattered 21 runs, 21 hits and 21 RBIs across seven innings for the season-opening win. Sophomore Derrick Shields earned his second collegiate start, pitching four innings and striking out four to get the win on the hill. The Lions bats nor the defense cooled off from game one, smacking 15 hits and only allowing three runs over seven innings.
Thanks to another stellar performance on the mound by Sam Carpenter and Carter Ballstadt, Piedmont College earned a 3-1 win over Methodist University on the road Saturday. An offensive outburst in the sixth inning was enough to break up the pitcher's duel and propel the Lions to victory. Caprenter earned his fourth win of the season with an 8.0 inning outing allowing just four hits and one walk.
Millikin improved to 7-1 on the season with a doubleheader sweep of Central College on March 13, 2021 at the Workman Family Baseball Field in Decatur, Illinois. Millikin won game one 7-2 and took the night cap 11-1 in seven innings. Millikin struck early scoring two runs in the first inning. Kyle Kane had a one out double and scored on Brent Beals home run to straight away centerfield. Andrew Auton had a two run double and Tommy Shaw had an RBI single in Millikin's third inning to put the Big Blue up 5-0. Auton had two doubles for the Big Blue. Tanner Coleman was 2-3 with a double. Adam Zuk improved to 3-0 on the season pitching eight innings allowing on four hits and no runs while striking out 12. It was all Millikin in game two. The Big Blue scored single runs in the first and third innings before breaking the game open with at four run fourth innings. Millikin added one in the fifth, three in the sixth and ended the game with a single run in the seventh inning. Kyle Kane was 3-4 with two RBI to lead the Millikin attack. Gabe Soria, Frank Bryan, Shaw and Jacob Havis each had two hits for the Big Blue. Soria and Beals each drove home two runs. Coleman was the winning pitcher throwing five innings giving up two hits and one earned run with two strikeouts.